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Not only did Qi Jiguang never receive a title of nobility in his lifetime, but his backing also fell and he was humiliated.

He lost his job, his son died, his partner ran away, and his money was taken away.

His younger brother, younger sister-in-law, and nephew died. His younger brother's concubine also took the family property and ran away.

He was too honest, had no pension, and had to support a large family. In the end, he died because he had no money to buy medicine.

He was even more miserable than Tang Bohu, one of the four great talents of Jiangnan, who later became a street vendor.

It's a pity that such a famous general ended up in such a situation.

"Qi Jiguang was born in Luqiao Town, Jining, Shandong in the seventh year of Jiajing, and has lived in Penglai, Shandong since his birth."

"Qi Jiguang's ancestor Qi Xiang was Zhu Yuanzhang's personal soldier. In the 14th year of the Hongwu reign of the Ming Dynasty, Qi Xiang was killed in the Yunnan expedition with Lan Yu and Fu Youde. His descendants were able to inherit the title of General Mingwei."

"When Qi Jiguang was young, he followed his father Qi Jingtong to learn poetry, etiquette and military strategy."

"In the 23rd year of Jiajing, Qi Jiguang's father passed away, and he inherited his father's position as the commander of Dengzhou Guard."

"In the 25th year of Jiajing, Qi Jiguang was in charge of fighting against Japanese pirates along the Shandong coast in Dengzhou, and he wrote the famous poem with great confidence."

"After that, he led soldiers from Dengzhou to guard the Jimen Gate in Beijing, leaving in spring and returning in autumn, once a year."

"In the 32nd year of Jiajing, Qi Jiguang was appointed as the deputy commander of the army, managing the 25 guard posts of the three camps of Mo, rectifying military discipline and continuing to resist the Japanese pirates along the Shandong coast."

"In the 36th year of the Jiajing reign, Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou jointly attacked the Japanese pirate stronghold in Cengang, Zhejiang, but failed. Qi Jiguang, Yu Dayou and others were all demoted, and Emperor Jiajing ordered that Cengang must be pacified within one month."

"In the 37th year of Jiajing, under the renewed attack of Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou, the Japanese pirate leader Wang Zhi and his group were gradually defeated."

"Qi Jiguang took the opportunity to launch an attack and eventually sank the pirates' ships that were trying to escape. The remaining pirates fled to southern Fujian."

"Qi Jiguang was reinstated by the court for his contribution in suppressing Wang Zhi and was ordered to guard the three counties of Tai, Jin and Yan."

"Before Qi Jiguang took up his post in Zhejiang, the soldiers in the coastal areas of Zhejiang had poor discipline and average combat capabilities."

"Qi Jiguang took advantage of the fact that the people of Jinhua and Yiwu were relatively tough, recruited more than 3,000 Yiwu soldiers, and personally trained the Yiwu soldiers in military discipline, tactics, combat skills, and reconnaissance capabilities, cultivated the soldiers' fighting spirit, and created a new formation, the Mandarin Duck Formation."

"This army was later called the Qi Family Army, and it defeated the Japanese pirates many times."

"In the 40th year of the Jiajing reign, the second year after Qi Jiguang took office in Zhejiang, Japanese pirates invaded the coastal areas of Taizhou on a large scale."

"Qi Jiguang led his soldiers to defeat the Japanese pirates at Longshan and pursued them all the way to Yanmenling."

"Afterwards, the Qi family army killed the leader of the Japanese pirates and won nine battles in a month."

"The Japanese pirates were left with nowhere to go, and some of them fell into the Gualing River and drowned."

"Soon after, the remaining Japanese pirates invaded Taizhou again, and Qi Jiguang led his army to defeat them in Xianju."

"At this point, the Qi family army almost wiped out all the Japanese pirates at the cost of few casualties."

"Qi Jiguang was promoted to the rank of commander-in-chief by the court because of his merits."

"A few months later, Japanese pirates from Fujian and Guangdong fled to Jiangxi and started a riot. The pirates' offensive was fierce, so Governor-General Hu Zongxian ordered Qi Jiguang to come to Jiangxi to reinforce the situation. Qi Jiguang led his troops to Jiangxi."

"Qi Jiguang led his troops to defeat the remaining Japanese pirates in Fangchao, and then led his troops back to Zhejiang."

"Not long after the Battle of Taizhou, in the 41st year of Jiajing, the Japanese pirates turned to invade Fujian again."

"They joined forces with Japanese pirates from Funing and other places and successively captured Zhenghe, Ningde and other places."

"In addition, some Japanese pirates from Nan'ao, Guangdong, joined forces with Japanese pirates from Fuqing, Changle and other places to invade Longyan, Putian, Songxi and other places."

"Governor General Hu Zongxian ordered Qi Jiguang to lead troops to suppress the Japanese pirates, so Qi Jiguang led his soldiers to attack Hengyu first."

"Because Hengyu is surrounded by waterways on all sides, and it is extremely dangerous and difficult to pass through."

"Qi Jiguang then ordered his soldiers to each hold a bundle of straw and fill the trenches with it before advancing, thus defeating the Japanese pirates on Hengyu Island."

"Afterwards, Qi Jiguang took advantage of the situation and pursued the pirates all the way to Fuqing, where he destroyed the pirates' stronghold in one fell swoop."

"The remaining Japanese pirates fled to Xinghua, and Qi Jiguang continued to pursue them, eventually destroying more than 60 Japanese pirate camps."

"Qi Jiguang was on his way back to Zhejiang when he arrived in Fuqing. He happened to see some Japanese pirates landing. Qi Jiguang led his troops to attack. After a battle, the Japanese pirates in Fujian were almost wiped out."

"In the winter of the 41st year of Jiajing, Qi Jiguang was serving in Zhejiang when Japanese pirates attacked Xinghua. Xinghua governor Liu Xian was impeached because he did not dare to attack."

Su Shi: Zhang Juzheng, the famous prime minister of the Ming Dynasty, who was also the Grand Tutor of the Crown Prince, the Minister of Personnel, and the Grand Secretary of the Zhongji Palace, passed away.

Zhang Juzheng once recommended two great military gods. One was Li Chengliang, who easily controlled Nurhaci, and the other was Li Chengliang, who fought in the south and the north, and was able to defeat the Japanese invaders in the southeast.

In the north, you can water your horses and fight the fleeing Qi Jiguang.

Zhang Juzheng passed away on a crane, and he enjoyed all the honors during the funeral.

But soon the wind changed, and Emperor Wanli got rid of Feng Bao.

In less than half a year, Yang Sizhi, the censor of Shaanxi Province, fired the first shot in the fight against Zhang.

Officials from all over the country swarmed together to attack Zhang Juzheng comprehensively and in-depth!
It’s not scary if the backstage personnel dies, what’s scary is that the backstage personnel completely collapses.

Zhang Juzheng died, Zhang Juzheng fell, and he went from being a great contributor to a great traitor! Qi Jiguang, who had made outstanding contributions, also became a remnant of the traitorous party.

That winter, Zhang Dingsi, a member of the Ministry of Personnel, said that Qi Jiguang had a set of skills to fight against the Japanese pirates, which was suitable for naval battles.

The emperor sent Qi Jiguang to Guangdong to serve as a general, and demoted him several levels.

The depressed Qi Jiguang drank strong liquor, recited poems, and rode south on horseback.

When Qi Jiguang arrived in Hangzhou, the talented men from Jiangnan, Wang Shizhen, Wang Daokun and Hu Yinglin, had been waiting for a long time to welcome him.

Qi Jiguang was ready to sing with them to ease their worries, and Wang and Wang were also ready to give them words of comfort, but unexpectedly everyone was drunk, and Wang Daokun's younger brother Wang Daoguan started the trouble first.

Wang Daoguan had always looked down on Hu Yinglin, so he questioned Wang Shizhen on behalf of his brother why he allowed little Hu to join the Baiyu Society and become the leader of the Jiangnan literary world.

Upon seeing this, Qi Jiguang sobered up a bit and tried to persuade Hu Yinglin. However, Hu Yinglin got angry and directly told Qi Jiguang that he knew nothing and was a boor!

Qi Jiguang got furious at that time and left in anger.

This was not to touch Qi Jiguang's soft spot, but Qi Jiguang was unhappy to begin with, and his kindness was treated as an insult.

Qi Jiguang also had a high level of attainment in calligraphy! How could he be a rough man?
Although Hu Yinglin was very talented, he didn't even pass the imperial examination to become a Jinshi.

No matter how high his status in the literary world is, he cannot compare with Qi Jiguang. Qi Jiguang fought in many battles and was invincible, making great contributions to the country!

"In February of the 42nd year of the Jiajing reign, the court appointed Tan Lun as the Right Censor-in-Chief to support Xinghua." "In March of the same year, Pinghaiwei Commander Ouyang Shen was ambushed and killed, and Pinghaiwei was occupied by Japanese pirates."

"In April, Qi Jiguang led his troops to support. Tan Lun used Qi Jiguang as the vanguard, Liu Xian as the left army, and Yu Dayou as the right army to besiege Pinghaiwei. In the end, Pinghaiwei was captured in one fell swoop and Fuxinghua was successfully restored."

"Qi Jiguang was promoted to the position of deputy governor for his meritorious service, and inherited the position of a thousand households for generations, replacing Yu Dayou as the general of Fujian."

"In February of the 43rd year of the Jiajing reign, Japanese pirates gathered more than 10,000 people and besieged Xianyou."

"Qi Jiguang led his troops to rescue them, but the Japanese pirates were defeated and fled."

"Qi Jiguang continued the pursuit and chased them to Wangcangping."

"Several thousand remnants of the Japanese pirates fled and occupied Caipiling in Zhangpu."

"Qi Jiguang divided his soldiers into five patrols, climbed up the rocks and engaged the Japanese pirates in close combat, capturing and killing more than a hundred people."

"The remaining pirates looted fishing boats and fled to the sea, then invaded Funing."

"Qi Jiguang led Li Chao and others to defeat them, and then pursued them to Yongning, killing more than 300 people."

"In the summer of the 43rd year of the Jiajing reign, the Japanese pirates in Chaozhou gathered 20,000 people and joined forces with the pirate Wu Ping to plunder Chaozhou."

"Yu Dayou led his troops to defeat the Japanese pirates and persuaded Wu Ping to surrender, allowing Wu Ping to be stationed in Meiling."

"But soon after, Wu Ping gathered more than 10,000 Japanese pirates who had been defeated by the Ming army, and together with Lin Daoqian and Zeng Yiben, they landed in Zouma Creek and Popu'ao, looting Nancunbao and Gangkou Village."

"Qi Jiguang immediately led his army to encircle and suppress the enemy. When Wu Ping learned of this, he abandoned the Meiling Mountain he had previously defended, gathered more than a hundred large ships, fled to Nan'ao and built a large fort for defense."

"In the first year of the Longqing reign, the Ming Dynasty began to attach importance to the northern border defense. The Imperial Secretary Wu Shilai submitted a memorial to Emperor Muzong of the Ming Dynasty, suggesting that Qi Jiguang and others train the soldiers in the Jimen area."

"Qi Jiguang was then appointed as the deputy commander of the Shenjiying Camp. He left Fujian and Zhejiang and went to the north of the capital to train the army."

"Tan Lun was serving as the governor of Ji and Liao at the time, and he strongly recommended Qi Jiguang to train his army."

"Ming Muzong adopted Tan Lun's suggestion. In the second year of the Longqing reign, Qi Jiguang was appointed as the chief military commander of Jizhou, Changping, and Baoding. The following year, he was also appointed as the general commander of Jizhou."

"In the fourth year of Longqing, Tan Lun was transferred to become the Minister of War, while Qi Jiguang continued to serve and assisted four governors-general."

"Zhang Juzheng trusted Qi Jiguang very much and told him to maintain peace on the border and not to take the initiative to attack."

"In the fifth year of Longqing, the Ming Dynasty signed a treaty with Mongolia."

"During the 15 years that Qi Jiguang guarded the Great Wall, the border was generally stable."

"Qi Jiguang also transformed from a strategic commander to a military affairs manager."

"In the seventh year of Longqing, the Mongolian tribe and the Altan tribe jointly invaded the border, and Qi Jiguang led his soldiers to pursue them."

"Qi Jiguang's troops frightened the Mongolian tribes, and they no longer dared to invade Jizhou."

"Qi Jiguang received many rewards and was promoted repeatedly during his time in the Northern Defense against the Tatars."

"In 1574, Qi Jiguang was promoted to the highest military position in the Ming Dynasty, Left Commander-in-Chief, for his meritorious service in defending the border."

"Because the Minister of War Tan Lun and the Prime Minister Zhang Juzheng appreciated Qi Jiguang's outstanding military talents, Qi Jiguang was later promoted to the position of Shao Bao and the Crown Prince's Shao Bao."

"Zhang Juzheng died in the tenth year of Wanli, and Emperor Shenzong of the Ming Dynasty began to settle accounts with Zhang Juzheng."

"Qi Jiguang was criticized for his close relationship with Zhang Juzheng, and some ministers impeached Qi Jiguang, believing that he was colluding with Zhang Juzheng."

"So less than six months after Zhang Juzheng's death, Qi Jiguang was impeached and removed from office."

"Afterwards, Qi Jiguang was transferred to be the general of Guangdong, but in the 13th year of the Wanli reign, he was impeached again and removed from his position by Emperor Shenzong of the Ming Dynasty."

"After Qi Jiguang was dismissed from office this time, he stayed at home and lived in poverty."

"In the 16th year of the Wanli reign, a censor wrote a memorial suggesting that Qi Jiguang be reappointed, but was rejected and punished by Emperor Shenzong of the Ming Dynasty."

"Three months later, Qi Jiguang died of illness at his home in Dengzhou."

Li Bai: The depressed Qi Jiguang had not even eaten 300 lychees a day in Guangdong when he heard that his younger brother Qi Jimei, the general of Yunnan and Guizhou, was in a bad mood. It turned out that he had been demoted to the lowest position by the emperor.

Despite this, Qi Jiguang still disciplined the 2000 old, weak, sick and disabled soldiers and inspected Huizhou, Chaozhou, Zhaozhou and Qingzhou.

And this year, in the northeast, the 25-year-old Nurhaci, with thirteen sets of armor and shouting the seven great hatreds, started an uprising. In the end, he and his descendants buried the Ming Dynasty!

But no matter how hard Qi Jiguang worked for the Ming Dynasty, those people in the court still did not let him go.

Zhang Xigao and others, the Imperial Censor, impeached him again, saying that he was a close friend of Zhang Juzheng and was completely devoted to Zhang Juzheng. He claimed to be Qi, a little lackey of Zhang Juzheng, and even sent his younger brother Qi Jimei to send beautiful women, aphrodisiacs and money to Zhang Juzheng!
I never thought that the Ming Dynasty would not only ignore my own merits, but also use my unspeakable secrets as a bargaining chip to settle accounts later!
This made Qi Jiguang speechless, and he was demoted to the lowest position and had to pack up and leave.

When Qi Jiguang returned to his hometown, he did not see his brother who had been beaten back home. Instead, he found that his brother was dead, his sister-in-law was dead, and his nephew was also dead. He also heard that his brother's concubine had taken away his brother's property and her whereabouts are still unknown.

This old man in his 60s couldn't help but burst into tears!

Qi Jiguang was determined to let his wives, concubines and children (including the children born to Qi Jimei) live a stable, simple and happy life. But who knew that the Ming Dynasty would not let him go.

It's okay that you lost your job, but they still don't pay you your retirement salary. The reason they give you is that your retirement salary is your atonement.

This is salary redemption, which is often referred to as salary seizure.

Even though Qi Jiguang gave Zhang Juzheng a lot of money, that was his salary. He was not greedy or took advantage of it, and he even gave gifts to Zhang. He relied entirely on his salary to make a living.

After working for many years, the money he saved was enough for him to use, but he never expected that what happened to his brother would happen to him as well.

Qi Jiguang's family, from his father Qi Jingtong to his brother Qi Jimei, were all afraid of their wives.

Qi Jimei was betrayed by his concubine, but Qi Jiguang was betrayed by his wife.

As Qi Jiguang lost his job and salary, and had to take care of his nephew, Qi Jiguang's wife, Mrs. Wang, had a bad temper.

The more she looked at Qi Jiguang's concubines, the more dissatisfied she became. She was particularly annoyed when she saw Qi Jiguang's children! Because these children were all other people's children.

From this you can know that Qi Jiguang took a concubine for the prosperity of the Qi family.

When Qi Jiguang was in his prime, Mrs. Wang gave him face and allowed him some room.

Now that Qi Jiguang was down and out, Mrs. Wang was always making trouble for him. Qi Jiguang couldn't stand it anymore and said something to her.

As a result, Mrs. Wang divorced Qi Jiguang and, following the example of Qi Jimei's concubine, she took away the Qi family's gold and silver and ran away.

The elderly Qi Jiguang wanted to die at this time. Fortunately, Qi Jiguang had a high prestige and a good reputation in his hometown. The villagers sympathized with him and took care of him, so his family did not have to go hungry. (End of this chapter)